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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 1, 1969 — PAGE 5 Gl Insurance information The Veterans Administration which handles some six mil lion policies, urges veterans or their dependents who write to VA concerning G. I. insurance to include the policy number on all correspondence to assure an early reply. If a veteran is unable to pro vide the number that will id entify his policy, then he is advised to include his C num Hugh H. Henderson, Contact Officer, Columbia VA Region al Office, said the identifying insurance policy number or C . number will allow VA to take action on the request without delay. The veteran who cannot in clude either number should re port this fact when communi cating with the VA and include his military serial number, his date and place of birth, along with his full name. Letters with inadequate in formation have to be returned, Henderson said. premium payments—Philadel phia or St. Paul. Requests concerning informa tion about other veterans bene fits, including those relating to the new G. I. Bill (which cov ers veterans with service after January 31, 1955), should be directed to the Columbia VA office or to the Veterans Coun ty Service Officer. Tests be given at Richland Tec High school seniors consider ing courses at Richland TEC next fall may take the school’s entrance aptitude test Satur- dey at the Midlands technical education center, Registrar Jim Southern announced today. The test schedule is from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, he said. All applicants who have not taken the College Entrance Ex- imination Board test are re quired to take the TEC en trance test. Some departments also require special aptitude tests. This is true of students considering courses in Data Processing and Business Ac counting. The same tests will be giv en May 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Richland T E C‘s summer quarter starts on June 16. Pros pective students who may have a deficiency in a particular subject may enroll at that time in the school’s individual instruction program during summer school to bring their scores up to those required for admission in the regular de gree program next fall, South ern said. For this reason, high school seniors are advised to take the entrance and the aptitude tests during May to learn if they need to take advantage of in dividualized programmed in struction during the summer. Those who wish to take the test should make application at Richland'TEC, 316 Beltline, by 5 p.m. Friday, Southern said. ber—the claim number which is assigned to each veteran who has filed for any VA ben efit. All correspondence concern ing insurance should be sent to the VA insurance office to which the veteran sends his Thomas H. Pope Pinckney N. Abrams Minding your money To benefit you and your community, these five directors make sure .that every dollar saved at Standard Savings works for all its worth. Through loans to hundreds of families and businesses, Standard money is busy making improvements in the Newberry area and making money for you. That’s the way dividends have been earned at Standard for 60 years. Today, Standard Savings is making more money for more people than ever before. Standard Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION *■—* NEWBERRY 1117 BOYCE STREET. COLUMBIA.ORANGEBURG PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Senior Vice-President